Mandate:
The Red Cross:
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Disaster Management - reduce vulnerabilities
by providing effective and appropriate resources to emergency and
recovery programs. Support people in preventing, preparing for
and mitigating disasters.
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Community Resilience and Capacity Building - improve
the capacity of communities and National Societies to assist
vulnerable people, particularly to anticipate, cope with, resist and
recover from disasters and crises.
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Health & Social Program - enable the elderly, the
ill or injured to live more safely and independently.
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Violence & Abuse Prevention - ensure safe
environments, free of violence and abuse, in Canadian Red Cross
programs and services. Support communities, governments,
corporations and organizations to cultivate environments free of
violence and abuse.
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Injury Prevention - reduce injuries by reaching more
people with quality first aid and water safety training and
programs.
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Humanitarian Issues and International Humanitarian
Law - identify and advocate on key humanitarian issues and
International Humanitarian Law.
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